Coal Museum Installs Solar Panels

The museum is installing solar panels on its roof part of a project aimed at lowering the energy costs of one of the city s largest electric customers.

Coal museum installs solar panels.

The kentucky coal mining museum is home to a 1940s steam locomotive early mining tools artifacts donated by country icon loretta lynn and as of this week a solar panel array. The museum in benham owned by the southeast kentucky community and technical college has decided to go green to save a little money. Kentucky coal museum installs solar panels because it will save money we believe that this project will help save at least 8 000 to 10 000 off the energy costs on this building alone. Putting solar panels on the roof of the coal museum is just one part of benham s energy project which is expected to cost between 400 000 and 500 000 and is being funded through philanthropic.

The museum in benham began installing the solar panels on tuesday wymt reported. Wales national coal mining museumlocated at big pit blaenavon nr abergavenny in south wales now has 200 photovoltaic solar panels erected on the big pit museum s roof with. It s also a symbol of the state s efforts to. The kentucky coal mining museum.

The kentucky coal mining museum in an effort to save on its monthly electric bill is getting about 80 solar panels installed on its roof. It s in harlan county ky and depicts quote the lives that revolve around the coal industry and wymt reports the museum gets its. Not everyone is sold on green energy. For the supporters of the solar industry the move is an.

But one recent convert is an institution dedicated to the legacy of fossil fuels. Brandon robinson the museum s. The kentucky coal mining museum is switching to solar energy.